Trivia Contest

This Contest is Closed Roy Streever got one part of this double trivia question right. He gets to choose which piece of the certificate he wants to claim!!! Congrats to you, Roy. click photo to enlarge Sad news since the … Read More

This Contest is Closed No Winners This Week JUNE 16, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Bill Monroe’s biggest hit was Blue Moon of Kentucky. It was a hit for Bill, and many famous country and rock ‘n’ rollers also had great success … Read More

This Contest is Closed No Winners This Week “Mondegreens” are mis-heard lyrics that often become more widely known than the original song lyrics. For instance “ ’scuse me while I kiss this guy” in the rock song “Purple Haze” by … Read More

This Contest is Closed The winners are: Brian Quinn Pat Dinges Allan Brooks Andy Bing click photo to enlarge MAY 19, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION by Dick Bowden What bluegrass instrument is represented by this group of current brand names? Santa … Read More

This Contest is Closed The winners are Mike Kemsley and Fred Robbins click photo to enlarge MAY 5, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Today’s trivia question is: Where the heck did Tony Rice come from? Meaning, how did he enter our world … Read More

This Contest is Closed The winners are Andy Bing and Todd Evans click photo to enlarge APRIL 21, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION In 1989 the bluegrass community rejoiced when the Grammys announced they would finally include an award for a Bluegrass … Read More

APRIL 7 , 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Who Stuck to Just ONE Instrument? The bluegrass music masters generally have been very talented MULTI-instrumentalists. As a teenager, Sam Bush was an award-winning fiddler as well as a stunning mandolinist. In fact, he … Read More

This Contest is Closed No Winner This Week MARCH 24, 2024 TRIVIA QUESTION What is Billy Strings’ real name? A. William Apostol B. Hank Williams IV C. Will Forte D. William Stringer E. William Gibson Martin ANSWER is “A” Additional … Read More

This Contest is Closed The winner is Andy Bing In the old days, pre-20th century, nearly all stringed instruments used strings made of natural “gut”. Some say it was “cat gut”, but commercial quality instrument strings were actually made of … Read More

This Contest is Closed The winner is Andy Bing FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Who Was NOT Bluegrass First? A number of very famous musicians started out in bluegrass! Yes! It’s often said that bluegrass is the best training ground … Read More